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Instant Messaging

Instant messaging applications on BlackBerry® devices* are designed to keep you in touch with your instant messaging community of contacts when connected to the wireless network.**

Enjoy many features familiar to you in the desktop version of your instant messaging software, including contact list management, presence awareness, notifications and emoticons.

Stay in touch with your personal and business contacts

BlackBerry now supports the following instant messaging platforms:

*Check with service provider for availability of browser feature and email account support, roaming arrangements, coverage, and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a certain BlackBerry wireless device or a minimum version of BlackBerry Desktop Software and/or BlackBerry handheld software.
**Prior to subscribing to or implementing any third party products and services, it is your responsibility to ensure that the airtime service provider you are working with has agreed to support all of the features of the third party products and services. Installation and use of third party products and services with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark or copyright licenses in order to avoid infringement of the intellectual property rights of others. You are solely responsible for determining whether such third party licenses are required and are responsible for acquiring any such licenses. To the extent that such intellectual property licenses may be required, RIM expressly recommends that you do not install or use these products and services until all such applicable licenses have been acquired by you or on your behalf. Your use of third party software shall be governed by and subject to you agreeing to the terms of separate software licenses, if any, for those products or services. Any third party products or services that are provided with RIM's products and services are provided "as is". RIM makes no representation, warranty or guarantee whatsoever in relation to the third party products or services and RIM assumes no liability whatsoever in relation to the third party products and services even if RIM has been advised of the possibility of such damages or can anticipate such damages.